Panama Canal work stoppage denied
Craig TaylorSpanish building company Sacyr denies that work on the expansion of the Panama Canal has been halted, but confirms a breakdown in negotiations. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Colombia probes alleged army spying
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos orders an investigation into reports that army agents have spied on government officials negotiating with Farc rebels. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Costa Rican ‘outsider’ leads in poll
Left-leaning candidate Luis Guillermo Solis has a narrow lead in Costa Rica’s presidential election, which is now likely to go into a run-off. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Amazon tribesmen arrested for murder
Brazilian federal police in the Amazon region arrest five members of the Tenharim tribe accused of killing three contractors who have been missing since mid-December. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico arrests top Jalisco drug lord
Mexican security forces arrest Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, the alleged second-in-command in the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Ecuador ex-police chief held in US
Police in the US arrest former Ecuadorean police commander Edgar Vaca, accused of kidnapping and torturing left-wing rebels in the 1980s. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean